Joseph E. Glass, PhD, MSW
“We need to increase the reach of addiction treatment within health care systems. Many more people could benefit from effective care.”
Joseph E. Glass, PhD, MSW
Associate Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Joseph.E.Glass@kp.org
206-287-4266
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Biography
Joe Glass, PhD, MSW, is an associate investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI). Before joining KPWHRI in July 2016, he was an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Social Work.
Dr. Glass’ research seeks to understand how effective health care interventions for unhealthy alcohol and drug use can reach more people. His research seeks to answer these questions:
- Why do so few people receive help for their unhealthy drinking and drug use?
- How can we change this?
- How can health systems make better use of effective treatments?
- In what ways could our current treatments for addiction be improved?
- Is care for unhealthy alcohol use delivered equitably?
Much of Dr. Glass’ recent work, funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Kaiser Permanente, is studying approaches for routinely using smartphone and web-based treatments for unhealthy alcohol and drug use in health care. After receiving an MSW from the University of Michigan, Dr. Glass spent three years as a social worker at the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System. As a licensed clinical social worker in a large mental health clinic, he developed expertise in social work case management and evidence-based treatments for anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Much of his research is driven by his clinical experiences, considering the many people struggling with both mental health difficulties and unhealthy substance use who have yet to receive addiction treatment.
Dr. Glass is an affiliate assistant professor of health services and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, at the University of Washington.
Research interests and experience
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Behavior Change
Unhealthy alcohol and drug use
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Health Services & Economics
Access and treatment-seeking patterns
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Health Informatics
Smartphone and web-based interventions in health care
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Addictions
Prevention and treatment
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Mental Health
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Social Determinants of Health
Recent publications
Wartko PD, Bobb JF, Boudreau DM, Matthews AG, McCormack J, Lee AK, Qiu H, Yu O, Hyun N, Idu AE, Campbell CI, Saxon AJ, Liu DS, Altschuler A, Samet JH, Labelle CT, Zare-Mehrjerdi M, Stotts AL, Braciszewski JM, Murphy MT, Dryden D, Arnsten JH, Cunningham CO, Horigian VE, Szapocznik J, Glass JE, Caldeiro RM, Phillips RC, Shea M, Bart G, Schwartz RP, McNeely J, Liebschutz JM, Tsui JI, Merrill JO, Lapham GT, Addis M, Bradley KA; PROUD Trial Collaborators; Ghiroli MM, Hamilton LK, Hu Y, LaHue JS, Loree AM, Murphy SM, Northrup TF, Shmueli-Blumberg D, Silva AJ, Weinstein ZM, Wong MT, Burganowski RP. Nurse care management for opioid use disorder treatment: The PROUD cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Oct 30:e235701. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5701. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Chen AT, Johnny S, Chaliparambil R, Wong S, Glass JE. Considering the role of information and context in promoting health-related behavioral change. Proc Assoc Inf Sci Technol. 2023;60(1):908-910. doi: 10.1002/pra2.894. Epub 2023 Oct 22. PubMed
Frost MC, Malte CA, Hawkins EJ, Glass JE, Hallgren KA, Williams EC. Impact of an intervention to implement provision of opioid use disorder medication among patients with and without co-occurring substance use disorders. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2023 Dec:155:209175. doi: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209175. Epub 2023 Sep 24. PubMed
Mogk JM, Matson TE, Caldeiro RM, Garza Mcwethy AM, Beatty T, Sevey BC, Hsu CW, Glass JE. Implementation and workflow strategies for integrating digital therapeutics for alcohol use disorders into primary care: A qualitative study. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023;18(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00387-w. PubMed
Frost MC, Soyer EM, Achtmeyer CE, Hawkins EJ, Glass JE, Hallgren KA, Williams EC. Treating opioid use disorder in Veterans with co-occurring substance use: A qualitative study with buprenorphine providers in primary care, mental health, and pain settings. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2023;18(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s13722-023-00382-1. PubMed
Research
Increasing opioid use disorder treatment in primary care
A trial led by KPWHRI researchers found that adding nurse care managers helped more people get needed treatment.
Healthy Findings Blog
Understanding the needs of people seeking care for substance use
Joe Glass explores how to engage patients with treatment for alcohol or drug use.
Research
Better care for patients who drink alcohol
A new primary care approach improves alcohol-related preventive care as well as care for alcohol use disorder.
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